A Stove that I Made (from misanthropists design)

BarberFobic1992

BarberFobic1992

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the other day i saw misanthropists thread with his home-made stove and thought is was pretty cool. the thought of somthing that i could cook with, could heat an enclosed shelter with and could make very cheaply (not a whole lot of money to spend on a nicer one, as i only work about 5 hours a week at minimum wage) was apealing to me. so, having a 4 day weekend, i had plenty of time to get the thing built.

here are the materials i used: 2 empty paint cans ( 1 Gal), 8 nuts and bolts, a small stovepipe, and some washers. all of it cost me $13.81 from Ace.

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first i drilled the holes for the bolts, then proceded to afix them to the main body.

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then put on the stove pipe. i could really think of any great way to secure it, since i still wanted it to be easily removable. So, i ended up just shoving it in and opening that i cut in the back. it works well and stays on securly:

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then i took it out for a spin. it worked , overall, okay. it burned VERY hot, but the way i had it set up did not really use the heat efficiently in cooking. some pics:

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it really pumped out the heat, but it took an awfully long time to heat up my cider. i had a couple of modifications in mind to make it better.

more on the way!
 
Brendan!! That is cool! Thanks for posting this, Ive been wanting to make one of these for the inside of a Tipi. Maybe some small holes under where the cup sits?
 
That's neat looking :thumbup: I like do-it-yourself projects more than buying the actual things :)

It looks like a portable bar-b-q pit, just add water and it cools instantly for portable carry :p

Time to go make one.......
 
j williams said:
Brendan!! That is cool! Thanks for posting this, Ive been wanting to make one of these for the inside of a Tipi. Maybe some small holes under where the cup sits?
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I was just thinking of that before I left my last post, that would work like a little grill or stovetop better than the way it is right now.
 
Look like a good simple idea.
Do you really need the smoke stack?
Instead of that; how about a few holes on the top?
It might help the heat get to the pot rather than out the smoke stack.
A few holes on the sides - low to feed the fire?
 
J's Knives-N-More said:
I was just thinking of that before I left my last post, that would work like a little grill or stovetop better than the way it is right now.
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dextersp1 said:
Look like a good simple idea.
Do you really need the smoke stack?
Instead of that; how about a few holes on the top?
It might help the heat get to the pot rather than out the smoke stack.
A few holes on the sides - low to feed the fire?
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Thats exactly what I was thinking!! :thumbup: Only problem would be if you were gonna use it in a tipi or something like it....
 
the modifycations i wanted to make were 1. drill some holes where my mug or pot would be sitting to get the heat where i needed it 2. put a door on it that would trap the heat inside for when i was cooking, making sire sot to let the door smother the fire.

mod one:
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mod 2:
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the lid can either stay out of the way for when one is using it to heat an area, or closed when cooking.

trial #2. this time i also wanted to test its heating ability in addition to its cooking ability, so i broke out the tarp. i am not the best at setting up tarps ( one of the things i am trying to improve upon), and my tarp is a tad small to accomidate my height. i set it up noetheless.

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as you can see, i was a tad scrunched. i still managed to fit in somewhat comfortably though. i forgot to get a shot of the outside of the tarp set-up, but oh well.

i then chopped wood small enough to fit in the stove and then got a fire lit with s few fatwood shavings and my austrian army lighter. the stove was set up in the doorway of my make-shift shelter.

door open :
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door closed:
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some of the coals inside:
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the anxiously awaited beverage ( instant cider with orange peel):

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and the days cutting implements:

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with the design changes, it worked infinitly better. it took about 10 minutes to get the water to steaming tempuratures, and with the door opened it heated up my shelter raelly well, i started sweating a little. the stove-pipe draws the smoke pretty well out of the shelter. it could be better, but i dont really know how to make it that way.

thoughts and comments welcome

-Brendan
 
Nice job, very creative. I suspect your heat transfer issue is due to the gap between the cup and the stove top. The cup is relying on convection...heat through the air in this case. If you could fit a flat plate of steel or aluminum into the top curve of the can so it can be heated directly by the fire and provide a flat surface for your cup I think you would gain as much efficiency as possible via conduction. Maybe you could use the bottom of another can for the flat part and trim it to the contour of the bottom can and then by cutting tabs you could fit it into a matching hole cut in the top of the bottom can. Check out how air conditioning duct work is fit together.
 
also, the metal of both the stove-pipe and the paint can cool down really fast once you bump the coals out. the metal must have a really low specific heat capacity.
 
Stickman said:
Nice job, very creative. I suspect your heat transfer issue is due to the gap between the cup and the stove top. The cup is relying on convection...heat through the air in this case. If you could fit a flat plate of steel or aluminum into the top curve of the can so it can be heated directly by the fire and provide a flat surface for your cup I think you would gain as much efficiency as possible via conduction. Maybe you could use the bottom of another can for the flat part and trim it to the contour of the bottom can and then by cutting tabs you could fit it into a matching hole cut in the top of the bottom can. Check out how air conditioning duct work is fit together.
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good though. once i find a good peice of aluminum or somthing, ill give it a try. i was going to buy some, but it was $8 for a little peice of aluminum, so i figure ill wait until i find somthing.
 
This is one of the coolest homemade stove ideas I've seen . I've used a penny stove now and again , they can work pretty well and they are only two soda cans , and a penny. So, I imagine that when you work out the kinks this thing will be an amazing stove. I think I'm going to have to try this. :thumbup:
 
BarberFobic1992 said:
yes, it does. the stovepipe is also rotatable, so you can re-direct the smoke in several different directions.
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I'm going to have to try something like this out. I may be heading out for an overnighter in a week or two and want to try and alternate way of cooking. I normally use foil packs and/or a grill over an open fire so it would be nice to try something new.
 
myright said:
I'm going to have to try something like this out. I may be heading out for an overnighter in a week or two and want to try and alternate way of cooking. I normally use foil packs and/or a grill over an open fire so it would be nice to try something new.
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be sure to get in a couple of trial runs before relying too heavily on it. i have only used in on water so i am not really sure how it would work on stews or other meals. however, misanthropists seemed to work fine for that.
 
BarberFobic1992 said:
be sure to get in a couple of trial runs before relying too heavily on it. i have only used in on water so i am not really sure how it would work on stews or other meals. however, misanthropists seemed to work fine for that.
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I'm thinking more of a stove whereas the can would stand on end with the open end down. I know, it wouldn't be as cool as your's but it'll work well. I've got a small can ready to use but am thinking I like the paint can thing a whole lot better.

This sucks - I just bought a backpacking stove that uses fuel, but I'm more interested in making something where I can use fire to fuel it.
 
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